3.1 Main Scenario picture

[Nalien]

I assume this is Krile, for two reasons;

Exhibit A, s/he (Lalafell...) is a Scion-level character, judging by the aether-scouter-thingy (I believe that is it's technical name).

Now, my initial thought was "Then it must be Papalymo!", but then I reminded myself of what he actually looked like... Granted, Y'shtola underwent some cosmetic changes as well, but she's still recognizably Y'shtola... Blonde to brown hair? Not to mention the new length... He hasn't been gone that long, has he? Oh, and perhaps most importantly of all (why didn't I open with this?), Papalymo has his tattoo on his neck, this character doesn't...

So, how do I know it's Krile? Well, Exhibit B...

I would just pass that off as a cute nod to the design if Krile hadn't already been introduced to the game, but since we've been waiting for her since... Through the Maelstrom? Yeah, it's about time... I certainly expected more Final Fantasy V references when Living Liquid showed up...

Now... I wonder if this means we'll be seeing a certain Ivalice Esper making his appearance... The Twelveswood = the Forest of Moore, the Elementals are keeping the Judge-Sal (and other Eikons, off topic, but does anyone else remember that mysterious elevator that was hidden in the Shroud in 1.0? Still canon? Allag in origin?) sealed away, that "next extreme should be the final boss" from the Rising Event clearly indicates the next set of Primals as being Ivalice Espers, who were partially based on old final bosses! All the pieces fit!

I'm only left wondering how Melusine will end up possessing Minfilia, when she finally returns, since she is clearly playing the role of Lenna now... We beat Melusine already though... I wonder if YoshiP can get away with a real 3D model of the proper Melusine...

EDIT: Exhibit C, because yeah... This ain't Papalymo...